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Airbnb vs long-term rental: What’s the best rental yield for your investment property?
There are 29,000 homes in the Airbnb market in New Zealand.
How to stop condensation – treat the cause, not the symptoms
Dry homes needs high insulation levels, high-performance window frame and ventilation.
Westpac choppers show their value in flood-hit Canterbury
The Westpac Rescue Helicopters have been working overtime as historic floods ravage the Canterbury region.
Apartments vs Units: How 20 years of capital gains stack up
Not all apartments and units are equal in terms of capital gains and rental yields.
Finding space for a home office
The way we live and work has been permanently changed by the pandemic, here's how to make a home office.
Opinion: Treasury still sees house prices rising steadily
The key point to note is that Treasury is not forecasting house prices falling over the next five years.
Inside the Hawke’s Bay beeswax wraps startup that’s gone international
Inside the roller-coaster journey of launching, cracking the U. S. market and surviving Covid.
Te Waiu o Aotearoa Trust Scholarships Announced
The Trust has announced the recipients of its 2021 tertiary study scholarships.
More than 50% of building consents are now for apartment-style housing
The new figures are indicative of the changing residential landscape across New Zealand.
Sharing the Load could boost economy by $1.5billion
If men did more unpaid work at home, including housework and caring for family, it could boost the economy.